re: Bobo on Shortlist for CSU Job

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Assembled by.....?

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Jesus y'all are stupid. And btw he's not the only recruiter on this staff.

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Have you bumped your head recently?

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No. Who is a better QB between Dan Marino and Eli Manning?

I've never once criticized his recruiting ability. Go back and read what I quoted and what I responded with.

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Who is a better QB between Dan Marino and Eli Manning?

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We're talking Offensive Coordinators here, not Quarterbacks..........

Eli Manning very obviously has better Offensive Coordinators than Dan Marino did.

The reason everybody jumped on your comment about his success on the field is because it almost seems like you're suggesting that Bobo doesn't deserve all the credit for his success, because that success is largely attributed to the talent of his players and not his coaching prowess.

I don't think that's a fair assessment of Bobo. It's almost like saying a player doesn't deserve credit on the field for any work they do off the field (viewing tapes, in the weight room, etc.). Success on the field is not a direct result of talent alone. Success on the field is a result of the entire picture, and perhaps the biggest thing going into it is preparation.

Success as a head coach is more about calling plays on Saturday. It's about recruiting, playbooks, practicing, coaching, leading, studying footage, play calling, strategizing, risk-taking. Hell, I could argue that play-calling is a small factor in success as a coach.

Failure to give Bobo credit for his success because his players are always talented is just wrong. He was not spoon-fed talent. He has worked his arse off to bring it in, and even once he does bring it in, he works his arse off to harness that talent and make sure it pays off. Very few coaches are able to succeed from the recruiting trail all the way up to the sideline like it seems Bobo can do.

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Yea but you used his great players that he recruited as a knock against him. Doesn't make sense

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It's not a knock against him. I'm just saying that Bobo has been very fortunate to coach some of the guys he has had. Some people are quick to name him, "BEST OC AT UGA EVA!!!!" It's easy to put up numbers when you have had the program's most talented QB, best WR, and best RB not named Herschel (and probably the next with Chubb).

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and you don't give up on a OC over a couple of bone-headed calls over the course of a season. There isn't an OC out there that calls the perfect play in every situation. And like crow said, Bobo is a fricking South GA whisperer in recruiting. Can't afford to lose that.

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Nowhere did I say that I wanted to give up on anybody or have anybdoy fired (in this thread). Some people just act like Bobo is beyond reproach.

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you have shitty instincts

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Your mama.

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Bobo has been very fortunate to coach some of the guys he has had.

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Like he doesn't deserve them

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best RB not named Herschel

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Gurley and Chubb were both 4 star recruits. Some didn't even have Gurley as a top 5 RB coming in. Think Bobo deserves any credit for turning two 4 star RB's into the best in the nation?

Chubb and Gurley were game ready from day one. I'm not sure how much Bobo or McClendon really had to do with their development, but they certainly have used them well.